STERLING FARMS MAY/JUNE 2021 No holds barred as 2021 gets off to a roaring start. Ka... Boom! GOLFER2 STERLING FARMS GOLFER | MAY/JUNE 2021 PASTURE PERFECT CREATURE COMFORTSMAY/JUNE 2021 | STERLING FARMS GOLFER 3 CREATURE COMFORTS A STERLING FARMER Sterling Farms Golf Course superin- tendent Mike Golden might be tough as nails, but he has a heart of gold as evidenced by the joyous look on his dog Lyla's face as she roams what was surely one of the 14 former dairy cow pastures at the Farm.4 STERLING FARMS GOLFER | MAY/JUNE 2021 NO BULL CREATURE COMFORTS Photo by Gilberto NatarenoMAY/JUNE 2021 | STERLING FARMS GOLFER 5 CREATURE COMFORTS TAMER TIMES Sterling Farms' Stamford Golf Authority executive director Paul Grillo has a little fun taming our newest mascot, still unnamed. For the last year and a half Paul, and the entire staff at the Farm, have been successfully keeping the bulls in check while Covid ravaged the world! From the 1940s—when Woodacres Farm owner Atherton Hobler was herding his dairy calves—to 2021 when tamer times surely lie ahead, Sterling Farms will always persevere. No bull!6 STERLING FARMS GOLFER | MAY/JUNE 2021 GOOD CHIPPER CREATURE COMFORTS FIRST TEE JITTERS Sterling Farms is chcok full of wildlife. There are huge carp, turtles, deer, foxes, red-tailed Hawks, snakes, and the list goes on and on. But there is one critter who just loves to watch you hit your first tee shot: Miss Chip- munk, or 'Twiggy', as she is known by her friends. Twiggy is always around the first tee. She drives gardeners Gilberto and Gus crazy, because she eats everything they grow, or so we think.... Don't let Twiggy bother you the next time you are standing over your ball on No. 1. She's seen it all!MAY/JUNE 2021 | STERLING FARMS GOLFER 7 CREATURE COMFORTS8 STERLING FARMS GOLFER | MAY/JUNE 2021 CONTENTS STERLING FEATURES 22 THE VERY PICTURE OF SPRING Artist, and Sterling Farms senior gar- dener Gilberto Natareno, shows off the Farm from his own unique per- spective. Gilberto's gander includes a love of nature, and his trusty iPhone 11. Both help to reveal the beauty of Sterling Farms in springtime. 52 RANGE ROVER It is a stretch to call this a feature, but let's have a loot at what's new at the Sterling Farms Driving range! 76 OPEN SEASON A short and sweet photo essay of the men who golfed at Sterling Farms Golf Course during the months of April and May 2021.MAY/JUNE 2021 | STERLING FARMS GOLFER 9 CONTENTS Established in 2019 CONNECT sterlingfarmsgc.com sterlingfarmsgolfshop.net sterlingfarmstennisclub.com curtaincallinc.com sterlingfarmsgolfer.com Sterling Farms Golfer is published periodically by John Byrne for Sterling Farms Golf Course. Reproduction without the written permission of Sterling Farms Golf Course is prohibited. MMXXI, Vol.3, No.1. ©2021 Sterling Farms Golf Course, 1349 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06905, (203) 461-9090. All content, photos, and videos were taken by, and are the responsibility of, John Byrne. Any errors, omissions, or if an image or video has appeared (of you or one of your family members, and you wish it to be removed or deleted), or if you have any questions about the content of this ezine, or would like to ask anything at all, please feel free to e-mail me at: john@sterlingfarmsgolfer.com. DEPARTMENTS 02 Creature Comforts The shutterbug snags a few shots of Farm animals. 08 Seasonally-Adjusted We catch up after a winter and shoulder season that was hot, cold, and everything in between. 42 Pro Shop Yes, technology works. Just look at how far they are hitting it on tour. Get fitted today. 46 Tailgaters The season is just getting under way, and groups of all shapes and sizes are making the best of what Sterling Farms has to offer. 50 Instruction Just a few snapshots of our famed PGA pros in action! 60 Golden Rules Michael Golden, and his crew, set out to prepare for 2021, and have done so swimmingly. 94 Sterling Farms Tennis This issue we see Sterling's tennis courts from a unique perspective.... 96 Curtain Call The Kweskin Theatre and Shake- speare return for 2021's upcom- ing theatre season. 98 Championship Golf Sterling hosts Sectional Quali- fying for the 73rd MGA Public Links Championship, and the 22nd Westchester Public Links Championship held on May 24th. KA BOOM! 66 TUESDAY'S TALENT On any given Tuesday, the ladies who golf in the Stamford Women's Golf Association 9- and 18-Holer matches battle the links in a gracious, com- petitive, and friendly atmosphere where lifelong friendships are forged, and the game's most graceful swings can be seen. COVER Ka Boom! The start to the 2021 season began with a bang as Covid subsides, and the masks come off. It's a new beginning, and a hopeful one for all. Next >